Toy



- March 7, 1939. J HOJNOWSK] 2,149,677

TOY

Filed May 18, 1957 1 2 Sheets-Sheet l Zlwuwwtom March 7, 1939. J. HOJNOWSKI TOY ' Filed May 18, 1937 2 Sheets-Sheet 2 Patented Mar. 7, 1939 TOY Jakob Hojnowski, Nekoosa, Wis. Application May 18, 1937, Serial No. 143,358

2 Claims.

This invention relates to certain new and useful improvements in toys.

The primary object of the invention is to provide a toy wherein an arm having a figure toy or the like carried by the outer end thereof has its inner end mounted upon a perpendicular rod at the upper end thereof with the arm gradually lowered on the vertical rod with vibratory movements imparted to the toy figure or the like at the outer end of the arm to create dancing efiects.

A further object of the invention is to provide a toy of the foregoing character wherein a novel construction of base support is provided for the perpendicular rod.

A still further object of the invention is to provide a toy including a perpendicular rod of thread formation for the support of a bracket threaded thereon with devices carried by the outer ends of the brackets, preferably in simulation of aeroplanes that create the impression of fiying when the threaded bracket moves downwardly on the threaded vertical rod.

With the above and other objects in view that will become apparent as the nature of the invention is better understood, the same consists in the novel form, combination and arrangement of parts hereinafter more fully described, shown in the accompanying drawings and claimed.

In the drawings:

Figure 1 is a side elevational view of a toy constructed in accordance with the present invention, the figure toy at the outer end of the bracket arm that is supported on a vertical rod being illustrated in different dotted line positions as the result of vibratory movements imparted thereto;

Figure 2 is a top plan view of the base support with the vertical rod shown in Figure 1;

Figure 3 is a perspective view of another form of base support for two vertical rods;

Figure 4 is a fragmentary perspective view of another form of the device wherein the supporting base and vertical rod is formed from a single strand of wire;

Figure 5 is a side elevational view of another form of toy wherein the vertical rod has a screw block mounted thereon for the support of figure toys or the like;

Figure 6 is a top plan View of the device shown in Figure 5; and

Figure 7 is a detail sectional view taken on line 1-1 of Figure 5, showing the thread connection between the bracket and the vertical threaded rods.

Referring more in detail to the accompanying drawings and particularly to Figures 1 and 2, the

toy comprises a vertical rod l mounted upon a base support, preferably formed of heavy gage wire bent into ring formation as at H with a section of the wire l2 curved inwardly of the ring I! as shown in Figure 2 to the center of the ring and then twisted into a vertical coil l3 constituting a socket for the lower end of the vertical rod ID.

A bracket arm l4 formed from heavy wire carries a figure toy l at its outer end while the inner end of the wire of the bracket arm I4 is bent into a tubular coil I6 adapted to surround the vertical rod in and have slight frictional contact therewith. When the coiled section I6 of the bracket arm I5 is mounted upon the upper end of the vertical rod It), said bracket arm may be slightly moved upwardly or downwardly at its outer end and this initial movement results in continuous vibratory movements which cause the figure toy l5 to move upwardly and downwardly as illustrated by dotted lines and which vibratory movement also causes the coil Hi to creep slowly downwardly upon the vertical rod. 59 and also to rotate on the vertical rod [0 to impart a circulatory movement to the figure toy I5.

In the form of invention shown in Figure 3, the vertical rod llla is removably mounted at its lower end in an opening in a rectangular block Ila with a bracket arm l4 carrying 'a figure toy l5 and having a coiled section I6 mounted upon the rod "3a. In this form of the invention, a second rod I! may also be attached to the base block Ila and be positioned laterally of said block by means of the lower angle end l8 that has an angularly directed pin L! at the free end of the angle end l8 for removable mounting in a socket adjacent the lower face of the base block Ha. Bracket arms l4 may be simultaneously or selectively mounted upon the vertical rods Illa. and I1.

In the form of invention illustrated in Fig. 4 the base support and vertical rod are formed from a single strand of wire, the base support lib comprising a wire bent into circular formation with an inwardly directed arm lZa, extending toward the center of the ring 1 lb and then bent to provide the vertical rod lllb.

In the form of invention illustrated in Figures 5 to 7, the base support He comprises a comparatively heavy disk block from which avertical threaded rod lllc rises. A collar formed of a pair of straps I60 that are bolted together as at 20 is mounted upon the threaded rod I00 and one of said straps I60 as shown in Figure 7 has a finger 2| struck out therefrom in an inward direction to engage with the threads of the rod I00. An outwardly directed bracket arm I extends from diametrically opposite sides of the bracket straps 16c and the outer end of each bracket arm Mc carries a figure toy I representative of an aeroplane. During use of the toy, the bracket threads downwardly upon the vertical threaded rod I00 while the figure toys I50 move through circular paths in a downward direction over the vertical rod.

From the above detailed description of the invention, it is believed that the construction and use thereof will at once be apparent and while there are herein shown and described the preferred embodiments of the invention, it is nevertheless to be understood that minor changes may be made therein without departing from the spirit and scope of the invention as claimed.

I claim:

1. In a toy of the character described, a base support, a perpendicular rod rising therefrom, a

' carrying a figure toy at its other end and the rod supported end of the bracket arm adapted to move slowly downwardly on the rod during swinging movement of the bracket arm around the perpendicular rod, the base support including a block in which the perpendicular rod is removably supported and another perpendicular rod having an angled lower end removably attached to the block with the last named rod disposed laterally of the block.

JAKOB HOJNOWSKI. 

